They chose a TCU neighborhood that long has lacked a dominant Tex-Mex restaurant or margarita stand, although diners throng to the original Fuzzy’s Taco Shop nearby.

Asked this week whether the demand is there for a Tex-Mex diner, Greene replied, “What comes first, the chicken or the egg?”

Or Pegaso’s chipotle chicken enchiladas with green sauce?

“In a sea of taco and burrito restaurants, we’ll be able to compete with our enchiladas,” Greene said.

That was the idea behind her short-lived BEE (Best Enchiladas Ever) in Dallas, but Pegaso has broader appeal and specialty margaritas with a patio and late-night take-out taco window.

It’s branded as “Tex-Mex comfort food.”

Coates said they chose the location specifically.

“My uncle grew up a mile and a half away and said the circle used to be a hopping place,” he said.

“We think this location is perfect for families and students.”

Pegaso, 3516 Bluebonnet Circle, is expected to open for lunch and dinner next week, adding breakfast in mid-September in time for those morning TCU football games; 682-708-3127.

Rolling with Hatch chiles

Pegaso joins a city with impressive little enchilada cafes such as Enchiladas ¡Ole!, where owner Mary Pérez is back from an El Paso round-trip Monday.

She picked up 500 pounds of freshly harvested Hatch green chiles for dishes beginning Wednesday at Enchiladas ¡Ole!, open Monday and Tuesday for lunch and Wednesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner at 901 N. Sylvania Ave., 817-984-1360, enchiladasole.com.